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Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 7 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day.  As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 12 Comments

One of the hopes for the most excellent cartoonist A.F. Branco, when he joined us on August 6, 2012, was that he would gain the greater exposure and recognition he deserves. And slowly but surely, it's happening, through his cartoons at Legal Insurrection and other outlets. Branco...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 16 Comments

Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News, who has been one of the few mainstream media reporters to push hard on the Benghazi cover up, for which she was attacked by Obama defenders along with Jonathan Karl and Stephen Hayes. Several weeks ago it was revealed that her...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 2 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Five live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here and take a look at last night's wrap-up post. As...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 2 Comments

The government of Turkey has found the culprit for the Gezi Park protest movement. It's not government policies which suppress freedom and attempt to wipe out Turkey's secular history, while pushing the nation to creeping Islamization of previously secular institutions. It's The Twitter. https://twitter.com/ClaireBerlinski/status/345451958779396096 The Turkish Hurriyet Daily News...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 1 Comment

From a reader in the Alabama part of South Central Pennsylvania: crowd source request Taken at a red light (you can see the red light as well as the Prius' brake lights) in the borough closest to Cheney's "undisclosed location" back when ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2013 21 Comments

We've focused on the language wars many times before. But this time it's different. Because it's not a dispute over how to characterize the same set of facts -- such as "illegal immigrant" versus "undocumented immigrant" -- but a complete denial of the fact which heretofore has...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 13, 2013 13 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through 10 candidates by the end of the day.  As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2013 24 Comments
Via The Wall Street Journal, Syrians Used Chemical Weapons Against Rebels: U.S. Officials
The U.S. has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons in the country's civil war with rebels, U.S. officials said, a determination that could lay the ground for a decision by the U.S. to arm the rebels and take other steps expanding American involvement in the conflict. The finding comes nearly two months after the White House informed Congress that U.S. intelligence agencies believed with "varying degrees of confidence" that Mr. Assad has used chemical weapons, likely including sarin gas. President Barack Obama has said that the use of chemical weapons by Mr. Assad would cross a "red line" for the U.S. A senior U.S. official said the determination could be used by the White House to sign off on a proposal to arm moderate Syrian rebels and other measures now under consideration.
CNN, White House: Syria crosses 'red line' with use of chemical weapons on its people:
The White House acknowledged Thursday the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale a number of times, according to a statement. The administration also indicated it will increase the "scope and scale of assistance" to rebels in Syria following its acknowledgment that the Bashar al-Assad government has used chemical weapons in the civil war, according to the statement.
Time, Red Line Crossed: U.S. Officials Confirm Syrian Chemical Weapons Use:
The development, announced Thursday by White House Deputy National Security Advisor For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes, puts the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over President Barack Obama’s “red line” announced in August 2012 promising severe consequences for the use of chemical weapons. “We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized,” Obama said at the time. “That would change my calculus. That would change my equation.”
Given that this announcement comes on the heels of major Syrian-Hezbollah-Iranian gains, including retaking the city of Qusayr, expect claims that this is a pretext to arm the rebels. Update: Prelude to war? Remember, it's Bad or worse in Syria:

Posted by David Gerstman on June 13, 2013 6 Comments

1) Fiji rescues UNDOF With the Syrian civil war moving closer to Israel, Austria has withdrawn its contingent of peacekeepers from the UNDOF. https://twitter.com/MediaBackspin/status/343639978338816001 Not to worry, Fiji is slated to pick up the slack. the military from the island country of Fiji who will replace the Austrian peacekeepers...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2013 10 Comments

I have been traveling since about 6 this morning. What did I miss? Do we have amnesty yet?  Has Snowden officially gone over to the other side yet?  Is IRS-gate still a "gate"? Patricia sent me this email: What do we have to do to ...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 13, 2013 1 Comment

Hours after saying the government has "arrived at the end of our patience," Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed Thursday afternoon to meet with a group opposed to redevelopment of the park that is at the center of protests that have rocked Turkey for two...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 13, 2013 2 Comments

Protests in Turkey continue this week, as pressure mounts from government for the protests to stop.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told party leaders Thursday, "We have arrived at the end of our patience." From FOX News: Turkey's prime minister issued a "final warning" to protesters on...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 13, 2013 11 Comments

THE DAY 4 WRAP-UP POST CAN BE FOUND HERE. Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Four live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here to take...

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